The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 12, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
86.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
3:22 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.4%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1965
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 47.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.68° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.38° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.