The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 8, 2111
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2336
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.76° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.16° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.