The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 2, 2046
Waxing Crescent
22.3% 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
12:48 PM
10:06 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1532
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.66° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.30° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.16° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.