The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 5, 1942
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
5:02 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 245
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 205.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / 0.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.71° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.36° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.