The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 1971
Waning Gibbous
98.8% 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
5:44 PM
8:06 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 604
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 345.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.22° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.99° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.