The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 1982
Waning Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
9:17 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 740
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 325.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.05° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.37° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.