The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 5, 1928
Waning Crescent
38.2% 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
12:04 AM
2:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 72
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.89° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.48° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.