The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 2066
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
9:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1779
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 | 198.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 324.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.68° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.26° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.