The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 15, 1947
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
7:12 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 308
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 | 33.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 144.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.63° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.95° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.