The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2134
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
6:16 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2621
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.52° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.20° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.