The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 19, 1959
Waning Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
10:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 456
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 | 226.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 307.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.43° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.60° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.