The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
8:43 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1161
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 128.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.52° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.23° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.