The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 3, 1974
Waning Gibbous
85.0% 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
8:30 PM
10:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 641
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 | 225.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 312.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.53° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.96° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.