The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 3, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
5:46 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2212
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 153.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.0° / 9.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 9.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.05° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.24° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.