The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 15, 1987
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
2:29 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 802
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 | 292.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 6.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.77° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.70° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.