The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, November 12, 2047

Waning Crescent

30.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
53°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
30.3%
Age
24.6 days
Distance
374,700 km
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Sextans
Lunation number
1544

Events on this date

  1. Neptune at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

  2. Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

Exact values

For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun293.38°
Phase angle113.16°
Illuminated fraction30.33%
Altitude / azimuth22.7° / 251.8°
Right ascension / declination10h 52m / 2.11°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude163.61° / -4.69°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.67° / 6.87°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-120.46° / -1.15°
Position angle of the axis21.7°
Position angle of the bright limb110.1°
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.

Your location

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