The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 9, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
1:11 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 926
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 | 113.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -6.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.91° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.25° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.