The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 15, 1946
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
1:41 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 295
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.80° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.18° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.