The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 5, 2182
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
12:16 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3213
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.34° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.15° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.