The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 12, 1996
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
6:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 914
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 | 19.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 152.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.17° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.45° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.