The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 2072
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1854
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.63° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.49° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.