The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, November 1, 1965

First Quarter

53.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
29°
Moonset
–
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
53.5%
Age
8.1 days
Distance
404,300 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
530

Events on this date

  1. First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

  2. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

Exact values

For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun93.87°
Phase angle85.99°
Illuminated fraction53.50%
Altitude / azimuth-24.6° / 98.6°
Right ascension / declination21h 08m / -21.58°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude312.94° / -4.85°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.59° / 6.96°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude86.13° / 0.72°
Position angle of the axis342.2°
Position angle of the bright limb252.4°
Apparent magnitude-10.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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