The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 16, 2096
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
6:12 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2151
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 157.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.53° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.65° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.