The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 15, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 PM
3:43 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1458
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 | 142.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 40.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.34° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.39° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.