The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 5, 1985
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
1:58 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 777
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 22.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.68° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.95° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.72° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.