The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Waning Crescent
38.6% 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
12:22 AM
2:00 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1148
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 10.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.31° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.59° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.