The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 2, 2168
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
8:30 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3041
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 130.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.08° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.38° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.