The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 5, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
1:38 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 629
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 | 117.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -3.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.79° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.08° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.