The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 5, 1987
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
7:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 802
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 356.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.86° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.