The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 16, 1997
Waning Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
9:12 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 926
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 | 207.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 324.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.29° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.73° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.