The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 1905
Waning Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
11:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -212
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 | 241.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 297.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.38° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.06° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.