The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
3:03 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 753
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 | 134.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 51.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / -1.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.40° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.59° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.