The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 15, 2061
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
7:29 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1718
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -28.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.60° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.31° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.