The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
5:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1111
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 179.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.70° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.38° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.