The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 9, 2072
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
5:26 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1853
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 181.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.80° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.98° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.