The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 7, 2181
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
6:05 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3202
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 165.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -16.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.27° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.35° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| 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.