The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 7, 1918
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
8:12 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -51
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 134.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.99° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.72° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.