The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 12, 2178
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
7:49 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3165
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -23.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.95° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.49° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.