The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 12, 2048
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1557
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -10.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.14° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.48° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.