The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 1, 1908
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -175
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.37° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.36° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.