The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 2050
Waxing Crescent
4.9% 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
9:09 AM
7:09 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1582
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.77° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.59° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.