The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 1, 2079
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1940
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -23.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.70° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.18° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.