The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 9, 2157
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
11:46 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2905
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.35° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.00° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| 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.