The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 17, 2115
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
5:58 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2386
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -24.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.62° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.03° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.