The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 16, 2031
Waxing Crescent
4.5% 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
9:06 AM
7:04 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1347
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.41° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.41° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.