The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 1976
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
2:36 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 666
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / -2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.86° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.80° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.