The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
65.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
12:57 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.7%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 617
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -3.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.69° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.98° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.