The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 18, 1997
Waning Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
11:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 926
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 | 232.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.03° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.02° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.