The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 1959
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
9:01 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 456
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 327.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.64° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.30° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.