The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 7, 2040
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
7:33 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1458
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 140.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.78° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.75° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.