The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 3, 2042
Waning Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 PM
1:27 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1482
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 290.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.06° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.58° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.