The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 17, 2185
Waning Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
3:20 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3251
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / 1.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.13° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.91° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.