The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 9, 2178
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
5:08 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3164
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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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 177.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.07° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.90° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 18.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.