The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, November 17, 2190

Waning Gibbous

72.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
76°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
72.8%
Age
19.7 days
Distance
405,100 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
3313

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

Exact values

For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun242.85°
Phase angle62.83°
Illuminated fraction72.83%
Altitude / azimuth3.4° / 300.3°
Right ascension / declination8h 07m / 25.56°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude118.43° / 5.21°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.03° / -6.05°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-64.22° / -0.62°
Position angle of the axis12.0°
Position angle of the bright limb99.5°
Apparent magnitude-10.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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