The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 3, 2168
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
9:13 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3041
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.24° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.18° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.