The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 16, 1931
First Quarter
46.4% 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
1:31 PM
11:47 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 110
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.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.06° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.44° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| 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.