The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 17, 1929
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
8:04 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 85
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 | 189.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 346.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.32° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.28° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.