The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 8, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3276
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.29° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.11° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.