The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 16, 2102
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
11:25 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2225
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.27° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / -1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.80° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.