The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 5, 1977
Waning Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
2:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 678
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 7.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.92° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.35° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.