The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 2, 2001
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
8:17 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 975
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 335.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.72° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.02° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.