The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 17, 2042
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
8:57 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1483
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 | 54.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.31° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.74° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| 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.