The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
10:35 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1062
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.50° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.68° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.