The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 16, 2179
Waning Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
9:14 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3177
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 | 205.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 329.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.29° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.69° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.