The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 4, 2043
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
6:50 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1495
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.51° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.38° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.