The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 8, 2170
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:21 AM
5:42 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3066
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 170.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.99° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.62° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.