The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, November 16, 2133

Waning Gibbous

80.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
77°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
80.7%
Age
19.6 days
Distance
368,300 km
Apparent size
32.4′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
2608

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,200 km.

Exact values

For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun232.14°
Phase angle52.14°
Illuminated fraction80.68%
Altitude / azimuth-3.2° / 308.6°
Right ascension / declination7h 14m / 26.46°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude106.55° / 4.09°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.42° / -4.44°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-52.83° / 0.04°
Position angle of the axis8.0°
Position angle of the bright limb94.4°
Apparent magnitude-11.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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