The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 8, 1976
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
8:32 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 666
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 | 198.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 334.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.27° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.33° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.