The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 15, 2159
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
9:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2930
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.77° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.73° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| 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.