The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 2162
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
4:14 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2966
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / -0.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.84° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.51° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.