The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 19, 1982
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
8:22 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 741
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -23.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.17° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.72° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.