The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 11, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
4:33 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3177
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 31.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.21° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.03° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.