The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 4, 2040
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
5:29 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1457
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 50% of the Sun is covered at 2:14 PM.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 176.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.87° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.36° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.