The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 18, 1948
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
9:28 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 320
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 | 203.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 333.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 26.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.79° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.23° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.