The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 16, 2147
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
2:07 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2781
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 9.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.87° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.11° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.