The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 17, 2046
Waning Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
11:02 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1532
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 | 226.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 311.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.73° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.70° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.