The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 17, 1996
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 914
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -10.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.18° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.51° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| 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.