The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 1988
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 815
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -15.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.09° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.06° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.