The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 11, 1972
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
9:44 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 617
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.84° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.66° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.