The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 18, 1928
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
10:13 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 73
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -23.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.75° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.02° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.