The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 12, 2169
Waning Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3053
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 270.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.00° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.29° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.