The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 2, 2149
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:04 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2806
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 148.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.99° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.68° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.