The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
5:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1557
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 | 160.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 18.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.30° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.56° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.