The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 1, 1969
Waning Gibbous
55.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
1:38 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 579
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 286.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.67° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.27° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.