The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 9, 1955
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
2:37 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 406
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / -1.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.21° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.12° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.18° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.