The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 16, 2185
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
2:50 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3251
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 5.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.33° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.73° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.