The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 17, 1935
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 159
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 276.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 11.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.94° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.08° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.