The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 17, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
6:06 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2299
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 | 168.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 7.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.31° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.60° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.