The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 15, 2001
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
5:48 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 976
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 168.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.94° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.69° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.