The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 2175
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
8:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3128
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.91° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.65° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.