The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 13, 1972
Waxing Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
11:51 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 617
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.1° / 99.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -13.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.55° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.31° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.