The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
6:46 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1248
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 | 28.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 149.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -27.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.62° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.92° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.