The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 4, 1937
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
6:19 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 184
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 158.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.63° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.51° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| 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.