The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 1908
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
2:34 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -175
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.66° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.09° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.