The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 9, 2153
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2855
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 276.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.31° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.84° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.04° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.