The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 2102
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
10:12 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2225
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.09° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.98° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.