The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 1948
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
8:19 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 320
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 | 191.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 344.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.52° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.10° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.