The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 2028
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
6:00 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1310
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 | 15.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.20° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.17° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.