The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, November 3, 1910

Waxing Crescent

2.4% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
29°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
2.4%
Age
1.6 days
Distance
406,400 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Scorpius
Lunation number
-150

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

  2. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

  3. Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun17.58°
Phase angle162.36°
Illuminated fraction2.35%
Altitude / azimuth25.5° / 157.5°
Right ascension / declination15h 42m / -20.51°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude237.99° / -0.81°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.14° / 1.75°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude161.85° / 0.25°
Position angle of the axis11.4°
Position angle of the bright limb287.5°
Apparent magnitude-5.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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