The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 8, 2054
Waxing Gibbous
62.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
12:26 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.7%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1631
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.11° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.20° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.