The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 9, 2097
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
9:27 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2163
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 33m / -26.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.61° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.13° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.