The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 4, 2051
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:18 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1594
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.48° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.57° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.