The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 3, 1985
Waning Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
12:37 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 777
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 301.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.47° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.38° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.