The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 18, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
5:48 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 988
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 | 165.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 12.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 12.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.23° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.51° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.