The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 2, 2199
New Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
7:42 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3424
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 3:26 PM, is deepest at 5:19 PM and ends at 7:13 PM. Totality lasts from 4:28 PM to 6:11 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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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.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 341.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 14.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.65° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.76° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.