The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 5, 2178
Waning Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
3:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3163
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 | 282.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 262.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 18.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.26° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.88° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.