The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 15, 2132
First Quarter
46.0% 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
1:35 PM
11:41 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2596
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.89° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.72° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.