The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
5:59 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1222
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 174.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 36m / -6.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.53° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.12° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.