The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Waning Gibbous
99.4% 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
5:27 PM
8:05 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1025
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 | 188.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 348.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 24.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.67° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.