The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 2, 2023
Waning Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
1:18 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1247
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 | 239.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 296.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.78° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.12° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.