The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 16, 2073
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
8:43 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1866
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 331.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.81° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.76° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.