The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 1977
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 679
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -10.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.69° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.33° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.