The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 13, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
59.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
12:18 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.5%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1557
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -5.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.81° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.31° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.