The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 2129
Waxing Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
10:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2559
Events on this date
-
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.57° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.44° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.