The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
6:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 988
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:34 PM, is deepest at 8:46 PM and ends at 10:59 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Nov 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 359.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.23° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.3° |
| 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.