The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 2107
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
7:56 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2287
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 | 34.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 138.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.54° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.34° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.