The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 1, 2103
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
7:19 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2237
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 144.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.50° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.36° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.