The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 1987
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
3:32 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 802
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 213.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -10.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.52° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.27° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.