The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
11:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1099
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 | 246.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.39° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.97° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.