The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 16, 1962
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 PM
11:55 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 493
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.41° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.11° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.