The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 23, 2018
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
7:36 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1186
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 346.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 17.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.55° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.00° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.