The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 16, 2151
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2831
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.39° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.91° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.