The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 16, 1917
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
6:41 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -63
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 152.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.22° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.87° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.