The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 2061
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
9:28 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1718
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.37° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.93° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.