The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1062
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 275.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.39° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.58° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.