The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 18, 1920
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -26
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -8.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.59° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.37° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.