The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2156
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
9:11 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2893
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.40° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.28° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.