The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 15, 1980
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 716
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -14.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.13° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.60° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.