The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 2, 1940
Waxing Crescent
11.0% 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
9:56 AM
8:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 221
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.60° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.87° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.75° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.