The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 2000
Waning Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
11:14 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 963
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 307.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.85° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.56° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.