The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 4, 1998
Full Moon
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
7:17 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 938
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.5° / 345.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.07° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.