The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 9, 1900
Waning Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
10:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -274
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 318.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.92° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.43° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.