The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 PM
5:30 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1136
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 | 164.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 14.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 9.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.33° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.67° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.