The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 15, 2198
Waning Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
8:54 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3412
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 332.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.72° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.32° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.