The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 18, 1955
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
8:37 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 407
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 | 45.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.29° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.05° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.