The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 16, 2153
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
5:32 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2856
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 | 8.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 167.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.97° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.60° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.