The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 1, 1997
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
6:39 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 926
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.01° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.73° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.