The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 2088
Waning Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
12:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2051
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 287.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.85° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.06° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.