The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 5, 2105
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
4:43 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2261
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 190.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 53m / -14.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.19° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.20° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.