The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 8, 2105
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
6:40 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2262
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 | 20.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 153.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.92° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.19° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.