The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 2147
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2781
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 271.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.07° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.93° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.