The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 2161
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
5:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2955
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 171.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.46° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.93° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.