The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 5, 2157
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
8:28 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2905
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 | 37.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.17° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.25° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.