The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 2, 1921
Waxing Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
7:48 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -14
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 139.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.66° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.55° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.