The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 4, 2012
Waning Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
11:47 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1111
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.53° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.70° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.