The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 9, 1985
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
3:48 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 777
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 225.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / -0.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.74° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.46° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.