The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 3, 2184
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
7:03 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3239
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
Exact values
For Nov 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 151.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.35° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.51° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.