The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 15, 2024
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1260
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 359.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.23° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.