The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 12, 2042
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
5:00 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1482
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.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 178.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.86° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.71° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.