The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 1, 2042
Waning Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
12:47 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1482
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 28.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.33° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.75° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.