The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 5, 1958
Waning Crescent
38.1% 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
12:25 AM
1:55 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 443
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 8.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.69° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.55° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| 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.