The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
4:04 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 753
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 | 146.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 36.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 4.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.92° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.44° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.7° |
| 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.