The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 5, 1926
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:54 AM
5:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 48
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 172.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -11.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.70° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.80° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.