The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 2, 2068
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
12:02 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1804
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.61° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.27° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| 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.