The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 18, 1951
Waning Gibbous
78.0% 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
9:10 PM
11:52 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 357
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 304.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.54° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.04° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.