The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
12:53 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 988
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.78° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.26° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.