The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 8, 2149
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2806
Events on this date
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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 | 90.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.31° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.54° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.