The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 15, 2080
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
8:16 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1953
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 133.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -27.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.78° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.48° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.