The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 12, 1966
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
5:22 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 543
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 174.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.29° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.27° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.