The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 3, 2163
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
12:32 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2979
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -11.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.72° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.61° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.