The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 15, 1901
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
8:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -261
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.48° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.71° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.