The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
9:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1223
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.09° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.17° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.