The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 7, 2016
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1161
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.31° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.90° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.79° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| 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.