The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 12, 2015
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
6:19 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1149
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.91° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.84° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.