The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 5, 2197
Waning Crescent
37.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
3:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.8%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3398
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 | 284.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 260.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.30° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.14° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.68° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.