The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 3, 2176
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
6:25 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3140
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 153.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.61° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.32° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.