The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 1921
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
9:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -14
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 | 207.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 325.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.02° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.88° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.