The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 7, 2173
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
6:33 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3103
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 151.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.01° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.66° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.