The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 1938
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
2:08 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 196
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 248.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / -0.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.79° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.00° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.