The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 1, 2026
Last Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
1:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 20.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.42° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.49° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.