The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Last Quarter

48.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
68°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
48.7%
Age
22.3 days
Distance
401,200 km
Apparent size
29.8′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1235

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun271.63°
Phase angle91.46°
Illuminated fraction48.72%
Altitude / azimuth19.7° / 276.3°
Right ascension / declination10h 00m / 17.71°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude145.94° / 5.15°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.34° / -5.97°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-95.38° / -0.32°
Position angle of the axis19.7°
Position angle of the bright limb110.2°
Apparent magnitude-10.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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