The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 12, 2011
Waning Gibbous
96.8% 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
6:34 PM
8:54 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1099
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 334.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.47° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.37° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.