The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 14, 1961
Waxing Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
11:25 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 481
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.66° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.57° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.