The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 15, 2042
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
6:57 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1483
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 | 31.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.22° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.12° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.