The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
2:38 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 256.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 9.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.80° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.85° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.