The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 15, 2107
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
6:13 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2287
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 162.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -17.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.14° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.74° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.