The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 2022
Waning Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
2:17 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1235
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 | 282.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 265.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.10° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.56° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.