The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 2, 2012
Waning Gibbous
87.4% 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
9:14 PM
11:22 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1111
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 | 221.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.26° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.88° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.