The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 15, 2008
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
10:18 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1062
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 323.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.21° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.97° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.