The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 16, 1982
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
6:11 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 741
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 161.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.21° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.31° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.