The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 2, 1988
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
2:25 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 814
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 | 284.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 14.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.56° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.24° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.