The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2184
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
6:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3239
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 360.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 13.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.61° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.