The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 1, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
5:06 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1643
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.4° / 13.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / -0.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.15° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.20° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.37° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.