The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 8, 2004
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
3:27 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1012
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 | 309.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / 4.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.50° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.06° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.