The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 1992
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 864
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 7.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.54° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.49° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.