The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
84.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
3:22 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.8%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3250
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 | 134.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 42.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -13.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.96° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.11° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.