The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, November 4, 2022

Waxing Gibbous

84.6% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
47°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
84.6%
Age
10.2 days
Distance
378,200 km
Apparent size
31.6′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1235

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

  2. Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

  3. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun133.76°
Phase angle46.26°
Illuminated fraction84.57%
Altitude / azimuth-49.8° / 36.8°
Right ascension / declination23h 51m / -5.17°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude355.97° / -3.90°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.94° / 5.61°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude50.94° / 0.02°
Position angle of the axis337.6°
Position angle of the bright limb242.2°
Apparent magnitude-11.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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