The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 19, 1952
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
6:48 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 370
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.96° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.81° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.