The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
4:35 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1557
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 | 148.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 32.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 13.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.85° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.70° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.