The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 7, 2156
Waning Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
2:42 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2892
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 249.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 5.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.47° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.75° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.