The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 16, 1978
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
8:45 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 691
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 | 201.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 330.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.95° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.95° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.