The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 2178
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3165
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 88.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -7.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.54° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.57° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.