The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 5, 2160
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
11:57 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2942
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -13.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.34° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.64° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.