The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, November 2, 2027

Waxing Crescent

17.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
23°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
17.7%
Age
4.1 days
Distance
395,400 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1297

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 Sun49.64°
Phase angle130.18°
Illuminated fraction17.74%
Altitude / azimuth-3.8° / 122.0°
Right ascension / declination17h 58m / -26.45°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude269.65° / -3.01°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.49° / 4.55°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude134.96° / -1.54°
Position angle of the axis1.1°
Position angle of the bright limb272.9°
Apparent magnitude-8.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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