The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 2038
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1433
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.62° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.19° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.33° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.