The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 8, 2189
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
5:37 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3301
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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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 170.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.05° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.82° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.