The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, November 8, 2039

Last Quarter

54.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
72°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
54.5%
Age
21.9 days
Distance
398,600 km
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1445

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun264.95°
Phase angle84.81°
Illuminated fraction54.52%
Altitude / azimuth16.7° / 284.0°
Right ascension / declination8h 59m / 21.71°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude131.10° / 4.45°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.18° / -5.04°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-90.38° / 0.73°
Position angle of the axis17.0°
Position angle of the bright limb105.7°
Apparent magnitude-10.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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