The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 18, 2040
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
7:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1458
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 12:12 PM, is deepest at 2:03 PM and ends at 3:53 PM. Totality lasts from 1:18 PM to 2:47 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 356.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.93° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.