The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 3, 2182
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 PM
12:17 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3214
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.93° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.29° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.