The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 16, 2134
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
5:32 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2621
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 168.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.61° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.40° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.