The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 8, 2131
Waning Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
11:12 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2583
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 308.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.34° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.02° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.