The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 5, 2023
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
2:11 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1247
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.83° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.13° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| 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.