The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 12, 2156
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
4:38 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2892
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 183.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.27° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.73° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.