The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 8, 1949
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
10:02 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 332
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 | 211.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.1° / 327.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.31° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.14° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.