The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
12:24 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1520
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -7.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.25° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.67° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.