The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 12, 2173
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3103
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.61° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.73° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.