The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2176
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
8:09 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3139
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 | 31.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.64° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.14° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.