The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 3, 2108
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
7:00 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2299
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -12.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.56° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.55° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.