The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 16, 2023
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
7:45 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1248
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 | 41.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 138.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.34° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.73° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.