The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 4, 2130
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
9:05 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2571
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 124.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.84° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.60° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.