The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 12, 1952
Waning Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
2:37 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 369
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 | 303.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / -0.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.45° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.82° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.