The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 17, 2159
Waxing Crescent
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
11:57 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2930
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 97.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -11.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.48° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.38° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.