The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 1916
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -76
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.77° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.45° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.