The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 9, 2050
Waning Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
2:44 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1581
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 239.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / -1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.42° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.02° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.