The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 9, 2085
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2014
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 270.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.86° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.51° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.