The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 2180
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
3:59 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3189
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -12.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.59° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.32° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.