The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 2141
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
9:02 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2707
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 333.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 23.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.29° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.08° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.