The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 5, 2008
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 PM
11:38 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1062
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.51° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.50° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| 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.