The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 2, 1992
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 864
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.08° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.79° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.