The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2123
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
4:55 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2484
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 180.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.35° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.28° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.