The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 15, 2018
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1186
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -15.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.22° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.18° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.