The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 7, 2001
Waning Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 PM
1:17 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 975
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 287.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 22.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.88° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.79° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.