The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 5, 2072
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
3:56 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1853
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 | 298.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 7.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.97° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.68° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.