The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 3, 1951
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
8:51 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 357
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 | 55.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.26° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.28° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.