The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 3, 2023
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
2:04 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1247
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 288.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.20° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.28° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.