The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 8, 2021
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
8:46 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1223
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 128.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.73° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.36° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.