The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, November 15, 2181

Waxing Gibbous

71.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
50°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
71.1%
Age
8.6 days
Distance
380,400 km
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
3202

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun114.92°
Phase angle64.99°
Illuminated fraction71.14%
Altitude / azimuth-24.6° / 69.9°
Right ascension / declination23h 13m / -1.35°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude348.69° / 3.38°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.34° / -3.51°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude70.87° / 0.69°
Position angle of the axis335.8°
Position angle of the bright limb248.2°
Apparent magnitude-11.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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