The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 2174
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3115
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 13.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.15° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.29° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.