The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 5, 2180
Waning Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
9:50 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3189
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 319.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.26° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.55° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.