The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 16, 2028
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
5:06 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1310
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 174.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.95° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.63° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 346.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.