The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 8, 2079
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
6:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1940
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 3.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.87° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.