The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 1982
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
6:49 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 741
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 | 23.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 150.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.35° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.11° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.