The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 8, 2156
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
3:02 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2892
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -0.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.30° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.94° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.