The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, November 8, 1992

Waxing Gibbous

96.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
66°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
96.9%
Age
13.9 days
Distance
393,400 km
Apparent size
30.4′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
864

Events on this date

No Moon or planet events on this date.

Exact values

For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun160.11°
Phase angle20.27°
Illuminated fraction96.90%
Altitude / azimuth-33.9° / 19.8°
Right ascension / declination1h 33m / 14.25°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude26.67° / 4.26°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.01° / -4.82°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude15.85° / -0.97°
Position angle of the axis337.7°
Position angle of the bright limb258.1°
Apparent magnitude-12.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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