The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 1903
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
4:35 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -237
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.77° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.72° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.