The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 5, 2004
Last Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1012
Events on this date
-
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 | 275.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 276.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.76° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.50° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.