The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 11, 2002
First Quarter
48.5% 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
1:50 PM
11:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 988
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.28° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.59° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.