The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 12, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
69.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
1:23 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.5%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 419
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -1.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.18° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.24° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.