The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 16, 2148
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
9:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2794
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 119.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.52° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.82° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.