The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 15, 1977
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
10:05 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 679
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 | 61.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.62° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.68° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.