The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 8, 1972
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
6:53 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 617
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 | 28.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -25.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.12° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.24° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.