The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 16, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
6:13 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1124
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 | 169.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 7.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.85° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.44° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.