The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 2, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
6:00 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2348
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.9° / 357.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.68° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.01° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.