The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 12, 2007
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
6:48 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1050
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 148.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -27.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.94° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.18° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.