The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 2140
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2695
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -9.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.90° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.00° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.