The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 2188
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:29 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 327.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 1.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.09° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 140.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.