The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 3, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
4:42 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 802
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 26.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 7.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.76° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.17° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| 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.