The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 18, 1958
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 444
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -7.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.58° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.35° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.95° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.