The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 18, 2023
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
10:09 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1248
Events on this date
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Mars 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 | 67.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.24° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.35° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.