The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 17, 2096
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
6:54 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2151
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -26.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.33° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.45° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.