The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 2, 1980
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
3:21 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 715
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 | 303.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.39° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.89° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.