The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 16, 2115
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
5:22 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2386
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 172.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.11° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.77° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.