The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 15, 2183
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
5:55 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3227
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 168.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -15.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.47° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.71° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.