The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 11, 1999
Waxing Crescent
11.1% 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
10:08 AM
8:01 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 951
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Nov 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 136.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.54° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.70° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.