The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 15, 2170
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3066
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.04° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / 7.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.27° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.