The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 4, 1996
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
2:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 913
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 9.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.55° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.98° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.