The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 2, 1955
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
9:50 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 406
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 322.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.34° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.01° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.