The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 8, 2051
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
9:31 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1594
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.51° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.27° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.