The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 17, 1952
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
4:59 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 370
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 174.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.43° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.21° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 350.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.