The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 5, 2059
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
5:37 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1693
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 171.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.95° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.54° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.