The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 1960
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
4:45 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 468
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 194.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.24° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.14° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.