The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 1978
Waning Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
9:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 691
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 319.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.33° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.09° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.