The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 15, 2172
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
4:47 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3090
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 182.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.15° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.00° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.