The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 17, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
1:29 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 716
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / -6.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.97° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.29° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.