The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 7, 1959
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 456
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -12.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.41° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.20° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.