The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 14, 1947
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
6:28 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 308
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 153.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.31° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.15° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.