The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 2, 2146
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
5:48 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2768
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 181.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -4.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.43° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.66° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.