The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2066
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
5:12 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1780
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -22.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.88° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.77° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.