The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 8, 1938
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
7:51 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 196
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.81° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.75° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| 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.