The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 1987
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
3:10 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 802
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 | 315.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 227.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / -4.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.59° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.08° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.