The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 15, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
6:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 790
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 6.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.12° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.78° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.