The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 18, 1979
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
5:00 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 703
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 | 347.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 188.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -11.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.38° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.94° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.