The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 1964
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
5:53 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 518
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 9.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.35° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.96° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.