The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 3, 2157
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
6:54 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2905
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 148.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.93° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.66° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.