The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 14, 1978
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
6:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 691
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 13.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.48° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.33° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 184.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.