The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 18, 1975
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
6:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 654
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 3:38 PM, is deepest at 5:23 PM and ends at 7:08 PM. Totality lasts from 5:02 PM to 5:44 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 358.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.13° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.29° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.