The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 9, 2012
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
2:32 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1111
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 242.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.37° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.59° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.