The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 2179
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
10:36 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3177
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.60° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.08° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.90° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.