The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 19, 1956
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
8:44 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 419
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 | 198.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 334.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.08° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.76° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| 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.