The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 14, 1917
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
5:01 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -64
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 177.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.04° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.27° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.