The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 16, 1952
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
4:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 369
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 | 349.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 188.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.02° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.59° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.