The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 4, 2171
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
11:52 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3078
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.02° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.14° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.56° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.