The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 9, 1929
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 85
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.13° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.90° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| 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.