The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 8, 2197
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
4:26 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3399
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 192.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -15.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.77° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.51° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.