The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 1, 1978
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
6:27 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 691
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.05° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.54° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.