The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 15, 1974
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
6:35 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 642
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.24° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.82° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.