The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 2026
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1285
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -12.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.79° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.46° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.