The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 7, 2059
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
6:45 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1693
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -24.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.92° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.13° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.