The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 13, 1953
Waxing Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
11:41 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 382
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -15.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.17° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.12° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.