The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 4, 2078
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
6:25 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1927
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 159.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.21° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.56° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.