The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 9, 2045
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
5:31 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1520
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 166.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.90° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.16° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.