The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 2, 2172
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
9:04 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3090
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 | 202.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 334.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.38° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.69° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.