The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 2, 2024
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
6:49 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1260
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 | 12.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 149.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.25° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.91° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.