The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 5, 2181
Waning Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
5:25 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3200
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 204.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 4.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.32° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.98° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.