The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 8, 2001
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 975
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 277.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.89° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.96° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.