The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 4, 1981
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
11:39 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 728
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.30° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.85° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.