The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 12, 2059
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 PM
11:55 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1693
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 | 87.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.29° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.20° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| 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.