The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 16, 2103
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
9:59 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2237
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 323.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 24.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.64° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.61° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.