The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 8, 1991
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
6:43 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 852
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -24.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.69° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.64° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.