The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 7, 1991
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
5:56 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 852
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.30° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.84° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.