The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 3, 2056
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
4:37 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1655
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.78° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.59° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.