The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 2, 2121
Waning Crescent
44.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
1:44 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 271.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 13.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.34° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.29° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.