The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 14, 1951
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
8:27 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 357
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 345.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.47° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.46° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.