The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 12, 2053
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
7:17 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1619
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 | 26.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.79° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.22° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.