The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 8, 2147
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
7:49 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2781
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 339.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.21° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.