The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 1961
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 481
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.71° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.