The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
7:31 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1211
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 141.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.25° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / 2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.48° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.