The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 12, 2000
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
7:50 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 963
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 342.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.52° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.14° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.