The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 2, 2179
Waxing Crescent
15.1% 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
11:43 AM
9:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3177
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 | 45.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 121.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.75° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.46° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.10° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.