The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 16, 1947
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
8:02 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 308
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 | 44.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -26.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.75° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.76° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.