The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, November 3, 2074

Full Moon Hunter's Moon

99.8% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
58°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.8%
Age
14.2 days
Distance
403,500 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
1878

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Hunter's Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun178.45°
Phase angle5.10°
Illuminated fraction99.80%
Altitude / azimuth-37.2° / 336.5°
Right ascension / declination2h 37m / 10.19°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude40.06° / -4.88°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.37° / 6.99°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude4.30° / 1.54°
Position angle of the axis342.3°
Position angle of the bright limb181.8°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

Times are shown for Columbus, US, guessed from your internet connection. Pick your city if that is wrong.

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