The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Waning Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
1:30 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1111
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 267.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.73° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.82° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.22° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.