The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 4, 1942
Waning Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
4:29 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 245
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 223.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 5.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.47° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.16° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.