The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2106
Last Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2274
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 10.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.93° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.79° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.