The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 16, 1912
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
11:56 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -125
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.41° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.06° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.