The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 PM
12:34 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1285
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 | 103.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -6.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.19° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.29° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.