The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 10, 2079
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
9:05 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1940
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.
Exact values
For Nov 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 335.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 25.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.48° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.70° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.