The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 8, 2010
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
7:18 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1087
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 | 32.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 144.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.61° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.83° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.