The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 16, 2058
Waxing Crescent
0.4% 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
7:47 AM
5:43 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1681
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.88° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.28° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.