The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 12, 2017
Waning Crescent
30.6% 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
1:11 AM
2:37 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1173
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.48° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.40° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.