The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 7, 1942
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
6:12 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 245
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 04m / -7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.52° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.76° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.