The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 8, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
3:21 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 963
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 | 139.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 46.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / -2.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.42° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.