The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 18, 1929
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
9:22 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 85
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 333.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.01° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.42° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.