The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 16, 1969
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 580
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -15.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.85° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.86° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.