The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 2, 1989
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
7:54 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 827
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -27.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.01° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.87° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.