The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 17, 2176
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
8:34 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3140
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 343.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.23° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.00° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| 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.