The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 12, 1985
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
5:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 778
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 174.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.84° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.93° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.