The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 14, 1972
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 617
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.40° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.35° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.14° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.