The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 3, 2087
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2039
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.09° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.96° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| 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.