The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 5, 2173
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
6:12 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3103
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 160.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.13° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.58° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 3.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.