The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 17, 2104
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
5:04 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2249
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 177.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.26° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.32° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 34.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.