The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 2, 2040
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
5:36 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1457
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 187.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -2.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.65° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.72° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.