The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 16, 1987
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
2:49 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 802
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 | 304.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / 1.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.03° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.89° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.