The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 2, 1978
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
7:14 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 691
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.08° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.34° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.