The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 17, 2121
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2460
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.75° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.82° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.