The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 16, 1951
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
10:24 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 357
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 | 214.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 324.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.78° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.74° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.