The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 9, 2105
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
7:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2262
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.70° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.99° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.