The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, November 16, 2025

Waning Crescent

11.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
41°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
11.2%
Age
26.2 days
Distance
402,700 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1272

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 Sun321.12°
Phase angle140.95°
Illuminated fraction11.17%
Altitude / azimuth31.2° / 221.4°
Right ascension / declination12h 54m / -8.49°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude195.72° / -2.50°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.35° / 4.10°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-136.49° / -1.47°
Position angle of the axis21.5°
Position angle of the bright limb108.8°
Apparent magnitude-7.4

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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