The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Waxing Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
10:47 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1149
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 70.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -14.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.35° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.89° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.