The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 2, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 PM
4:43 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2583
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.5° / 18.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / -2.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.35° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.