The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 2139
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
2:52 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2682
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 226.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 34m / -8.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.19° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.98° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.94° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.