The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 2, 2087
Waxing Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
11:18 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2039
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.50° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.14° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.