The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2088
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
9:01 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2052
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 125.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.16° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.78° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.