The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 2194
Waning Gibbous
65.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
1:56 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.6%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3361
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 290.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.61° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.64° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.