The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 9, 2029
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
8:45 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1322
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.38° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.83° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.