The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 4, 1909
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 PM
1:54 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -163
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 282.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.42° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.50° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.