The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 1994
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
6:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 889
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 2.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.85° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.08° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.