The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 16, 2159
Waxing Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
10:58 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2930
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 | 73.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 107.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.58° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.55° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.