The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 5, 2121
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
2:54 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2459
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 237.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / -1.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.07° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.85° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.