The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 8, 2056
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
6:37 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1656
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 | 17.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 155.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.07° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.88° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.