The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
5:31 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1222
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 | 329.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 192.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 43m / -0.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.97° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.91° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.