The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 17, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
4:52 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1693
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 24.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 10.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.43° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.43° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.