The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 1960
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
4:07 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 468
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 | 329.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 211.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.32° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.94° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.