The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 15, 2069
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
6:43 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1817
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 153.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.06° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.98° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.