The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 17, 1951
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
11:12 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 357
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 314.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 27.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.70° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.89° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.