The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 16, 1989
Waning Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
11:16 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 827
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 311.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 26.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.93° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.70° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.31° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.