The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2171
Waxing Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
11:37 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3077
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.13° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.60° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.