The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 19, 1978
Waning Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
11:10 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 691
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 300.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.50° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.38° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.