The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 16, 2186
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
9:48 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3264
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.87° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.38° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.