The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 5, 2009
Waning Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
10:24 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1074
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.29° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.87° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.