The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 8, 1957
Waning Gibbous
98.7% 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
6:17 PM
8:04 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 431
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 | 192.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 340.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.86° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.55° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.