The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 8, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
6:05 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1804
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 8.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.39° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / -1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.84° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.