The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 16, 2164
Waxing Crescent
5.2% 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
9:05 AM
7:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2992
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.79° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.12° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.