The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 16, 1959
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
8:10 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 456
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 | 194.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 338.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.78° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.16° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.