The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 18, 1974
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
9:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 642
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 | 54.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.65° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.24° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.