The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 16, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
71.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
1:39 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.4%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2732
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.29° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.28° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.