The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 15, 1936
Waxing Crescent
2.1% 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
8:42 AM
6:11 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 172
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.68° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.24° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.