The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 15, 2182
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
11:32 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3214
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.36° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.51° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| 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.