The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 3, 2013
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
5:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1124
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 75% of the Sun is covered at 6:11 AM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 172.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -15.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.73° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.69° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.