The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2049
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1569
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 270.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 7.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.90° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 7.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.71° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.