The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Waning Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
3:19 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1247
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 | 306.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 242.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 5.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.44° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.69° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.