The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 5, 1962
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 493
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.94° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.49° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.