The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 19, 1943
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
2:19 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 258
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 268.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 14.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.43° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.29° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.