The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 12, 2171
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3078
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:05 AM, is deepest at 11:03 AM and ends at 12:02 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 355.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.50° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.