The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 12, 2078
First Quarter
49.2% 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
1:51 PM
11:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1928
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 | 88.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.67° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.39° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| 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.