The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 15, 2153
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
4:51 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2855
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 182.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.75° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.20° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.