The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 9, 1961
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
6:40 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 481
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 | 15.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 156.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -15.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.87° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.52° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.