The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 14, 2105
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2262
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 95.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -10.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.91° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.06° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.