The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 8, 2172
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 PM
1:50 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3090
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.06° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.65° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.