The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 1, 1972
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
3:08 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 616
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / -0.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.01° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.35° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.