The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 2023
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
8:54 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1248
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 | 54.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 127.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.23° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.54° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| 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.