The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 3, 2043
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
6:11 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1495
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.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.65° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.59° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.