The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 PM
6:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2769
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 3.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 12.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.93° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.18° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.