The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 2, 1974
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
9:44 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 641
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 323.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.79° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.81° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.