The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 12, 1946
Waning Gibbous
83.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
11:10 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.8%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 295
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 312.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 25.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.21° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.71° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.