The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 15, 2046
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 PM
9:20 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1532
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 | 202.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 333.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.26° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.41° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.