The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 16, 2003
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 PM
1:34 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1000
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 282.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.37° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.81° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.60° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.