The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 3, 1942
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
3:56 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 245
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 9.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.66° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.97° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.