The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 9, 1977
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
4:28 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 678
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 201.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.34° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.13° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.