The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 9, 2078
Waxing Crescent
21.1% 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
11:53 AM
8:45 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1928
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 128.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.10° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.93° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.