The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 3, 1973
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 629
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.98° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.41° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| 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.