The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 12, 2056
Waxing Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
10:31 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1656
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.20° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.90° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.10° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.