The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2077
Waxing Crescent
3.9% 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
9:17 AM
6:32 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1916
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 152.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.70° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.26° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.