The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 16, 2060
Waning Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
2:29 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1705
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 258.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 9.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.80° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.99° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.