The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 8, 2102
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
3:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2224
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 206.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 08m / -12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.41° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.64° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.