The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 8, 1902
First Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -249
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -10.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.47° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.24° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.