The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 3, 1905
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
11:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -212
Events on this date
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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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.35° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.54° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.06° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.