The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 1914
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
5:47 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -100
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -26.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.32° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.61° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.