The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 12, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
4:56 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1866
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 22.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.74° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.81° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.