The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 2, 2018
Waning Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
4:06 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1185
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 | 295.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 242.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.99° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.80° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.