The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 8, 1998
Waning Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 PM
11:42 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 938
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 Sun | 241.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.83° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.93° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.