The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 13, 2008
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
7:53 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1062
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.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 350.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.99° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.70° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 42.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.