The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 4, 2180
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
10:00 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3189
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 316.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.97° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.89° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.