The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 18, 2005
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
10:17 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1025
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 | 212.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 325.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 28.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.57° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.43° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.