The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 2, 1939
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
11:52 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 208
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 | 246.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 294.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.54° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.24° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.