The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 3, 2167
Last Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
1:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3028
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 282.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.15° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.29° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| 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.