The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 12, 1980
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
9:16 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 716
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.00° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.13° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.