The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 3, 1961
Waning Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
3:23 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 480
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 243.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 6.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.13° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.28° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.