The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 17, 2131
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
4:27 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2583
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 203.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -7.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.06° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.61° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.