The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 1977
Waxing Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
11:11 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 679
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -13.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.85° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.50° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.