The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 2, 1956
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
5:24 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 419
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 176.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.40° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.89° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 8.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.