The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 15, 2058
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
5:08 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1680
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 180.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.28° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.52° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.