The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 17, 1986
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
8:34 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 790
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 | 193.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 343.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.29° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.50° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.