The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 1954
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 394
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.48° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.89° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.