The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2179
Waning Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
10:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3177
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 318.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.70° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.84° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.