The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 7, 1976
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
7:38 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 666
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 345.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.42° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.18° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| 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.