The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 16, 1958
Waxing Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
10:58 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 444
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -13.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.13° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.32° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.29° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.