The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 15, 2015
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
8:47 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1149
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 | 45.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.96° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.25° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.