The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 9, 2140
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:16 AM
5:04 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2695
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 176.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.03° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.48° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.