The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 9, 2151
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
6:15 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2831
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 159.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.19° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.23° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.