The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 1922
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
4:40 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -2
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 195.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -10.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.80° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.52° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.