The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, November 14, 2061

Waxing Crescent

6.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
21°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
6.0%
Age
2.6 days
Distance
406,300 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
1718

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

Exact values

For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun27.90°
Phase angle151.64°
Illuminated fraction6.00%
Altitude / azimuth14.6° / 149.9°
Right ascension / declination17h 18m / -27.94°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude260.75° / -4.85°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.12° / 7.11°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude151.50° / -1.10°
Position angle of the axis3.5°
Position angle of the bright limb284.2°
Apparent magnitude-6.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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