The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2027
Waning Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
11:05 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1297
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 | 226.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.41° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.91° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.