The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 18, 2028
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
7:01 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1310
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 | 28.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.07° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.97° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.