The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 18, 1968
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
3:56 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 567
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 202.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 03m / -14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.62° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.65° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.