The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 19, 2059
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
7:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1693
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 7:09 AM, is deepest at 7:59 AM and ends at 8:49 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 353.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 21.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.50° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.