The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 2112
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
4:35 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2348
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 199.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -8.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.64° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.99° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.