The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 2, 2181
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
3:54 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3201
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.13° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.12° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.