The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 12, 1919
Waning Gibbous
70.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
11:48 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.9%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -39
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 293.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.62° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.52° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.