The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 2102
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2225
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 | 91.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.37° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.63° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.