The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 12, 2151
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
8:33 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2831
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -25.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.41° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.63° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.