The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 1, 1996
Waning Gibbous
65.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
12:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 913
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 289.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.89° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.45° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.