The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 9, 2059
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
8:27 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1693
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 | 50.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 131.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.72° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.74° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.