The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
3:07 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1136
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 228.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / -4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.94° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.41° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.