The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 9, 2056
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
7:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1656
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 143.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.16° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.68° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.