The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 3, 1917
Waning Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
11:33 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -64
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 236.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 304.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.87° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.71° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.