The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 9, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
3:18 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1532
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 05m / 5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.45° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.