The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 19, 1981
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
2:10 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 728
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 | 283.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.30° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.99° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.40° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.