The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2055
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
4:52 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1643
Events on this date
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 193.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -9.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.23° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.77° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.