The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 16, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
3:51 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 988
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 39.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 3.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.46° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.80° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.