The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 9, 2026
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
5:12 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1285
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 172.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.03° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.96° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.