The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 5, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
3:38 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1000
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 | 143.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 42.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / -0.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.11° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.06° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.