The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 9, 2024
First Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1260
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.65° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.08° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.