The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 15, 1951
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
9:29 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 357
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 | 203.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 334.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.71° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.60° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.