The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 18, 1976
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
3:13 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 666
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 223.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -7.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.41° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.99° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.