The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 12, 2121
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
6:50 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2460
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -25.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.48° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.74° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.