The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 1971
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
4:39 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 604
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 | 355.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 181.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -22.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.62° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.41° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.2° |
| 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.