The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 2079
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1940
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.19° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.45° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.