The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 15, 2026
Waxing Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
10:29 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1285
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 | 70.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.75° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.80° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.