The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 8, 1977
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
3:50 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 678
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 | 324.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 40m / -4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.07° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.92° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.