The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 7, 2143
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
6:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2732
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.50° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.95° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.