The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 3, 2005
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
6:15 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1025
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 156.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.74° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.00° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.