The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 18, 1985
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
11:29 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 778
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 | 81.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.27° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.45° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.78° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.