The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 14, 1985
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
6:56 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 778
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.06° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.53° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.