The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 13, 2171
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
8:11 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3078
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 344.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.30° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.84° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.