The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Waning Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
2:31 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1000
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 10.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.65° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.71° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.95° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.