The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 1920
Waxing Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
11:24 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -26
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 | 77.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.54° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.54° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.