The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 19, 1971
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
6:05 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 605
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 157.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.12° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.20° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.