The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, November 13, 2017

Waning Crescent

21.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
54°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
21.4%
Age
24.9 days
Distance
387,200 km
Apparent size
30.9′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1173

Events on this date

  1. Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun305.02°
Phase angle124.85°
Illuminated fraction21.43%
Altitude / azimuth33.9° / 242.4°
Right ascension / declination11h 52m / 4.14°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude176.54° / 3.01°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.00° / -3.23°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-118.58° / 1.53°
Position angle of the axis24.6°
Position angle of the bright limb115.0°
Apparent magnitude-8.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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