The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, November 5, 2022

Waxing Gibbous

91.6% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
53°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
91.6%
Age
11.2 days
Distance
381,100 km
Apparent size
31.3′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
1235

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 Sun146.26°
Phase angle33.77°
Illuminated fraction91.56%
Altitude / azimuth-47.9° / 17.9°
Right ascension / declination0h 39m / 1.04°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude9.48° / -2.95°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.12° / 4.41°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude38.79° / -0.02°
Position angle of the axis338.2°
Position angle of the bright limb241.6°
Apparent magnitude-11.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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