The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 5, 1931
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 AM
3:08 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 109
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 248.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 8.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.58° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.41° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.