The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, November 14, 2005

Waxing Gibbous

97.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
68°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
97.9%
Age
12.6 days
Distance
376,900 km
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Aries
Lunation number
1025

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun163.27°
Phase angle16.80°
Illuminated fraction97.87%
Altitude / azimuth-33.8° / 15.3°
Right ascension / declination2h 11m / 15.29°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude35.71° / 1.98°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.32° / -1.85°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude21.13° / -1.03°
Position angle of the axis341.9°
Position angle of the bright limb254.4°
Apparent magnitude-12.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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