The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 4, 1963
Waning Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
10:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 505
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 313.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.67° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.72° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.