The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 1, 1928
Waning Gibbous
80.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
11:30 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.6%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 72
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 309.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.42° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.81° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.