The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
2:43 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1656
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 | 130.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 55.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / -2.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.28° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.