The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 10, 2003
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
8:42 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1000
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Nov 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 337.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.78° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.67° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.