The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 1954
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 394
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.81° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.20° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.