The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 4, 2146
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
7:03 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2769
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 151.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -12.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.79° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.93° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.