The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 13, 1939
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
7:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 209
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.36° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.66° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.