The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 2, 2161
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
6:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2954
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 8:57 PM, is deepest at 10:39 PM and ends at 12:22 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 1.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.79° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.67° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.