The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 1939
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
11:16 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 209
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 | 76.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -12.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.61° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.90° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| 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.