The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 3, 2057
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1668
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.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.35° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.54° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.