The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 9, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
4:05 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 728
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 | 148.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 34.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 1.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.89° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.07° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.