The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 16, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
65.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
1:47 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 246
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -8.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.99° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.54° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.