The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 18, 1952
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
5:48 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 370
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 161.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.09° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.01° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.