The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 2, 2049
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
12:11 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1569
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,100 km.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -12.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.50° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.09° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.