The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 9, 1991
Waxing Crescent
10.2% 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
10:19 AM
7:36 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 852
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 | 37.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 140.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -24.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.86° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.44° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.