The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 7, 2162
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
6:04 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2967
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 165.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.21° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.15° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.