The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 2107
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2287
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 | 22.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 149.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.50° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.54° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.