The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2191
Waning Gibbous
90.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
10:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.3%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3324
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 309.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.68° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.62° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.