The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 2140
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
11:20 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2695
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.10° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.17° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.