The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 9, 1974
Waning Crescent
22.1% 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
2:15 AM
2:35 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 641
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 | 304.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / -1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.15° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.99° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.