The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
8:23 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1235
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 341.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.76° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.30° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.