The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 17, 2180
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
7:28 AM
5:38 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3190
Events on this date
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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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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 170.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.82° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.28° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.