The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 16, 2085
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
4:38 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2014
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 184.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.38° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.84° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.