The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 15, 1942
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
12:41 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 246
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -12.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.46° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.71° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.