The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 8, 2181
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
6:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3202
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.90° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.15° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.