The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
9:08 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1013
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 | 56.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.14° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.35° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.