The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 1949
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
3:32 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 332
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 218.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 08m / -7.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.61° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.67° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.