The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 2, 2174
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
12:08 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3115
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.75° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.34° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| 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.