The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 12, 1928
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:23 AM
5:33 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 73
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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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 171.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.43° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.17° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.