The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
77.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
2:18 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.4%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2262
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 | 123.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 60.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 3.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.47° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.58° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.