The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 8, 1945
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
7:57 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 283
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -23.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.69° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.39° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.