The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 18, 2050
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
9:08 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1582
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.33° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.21° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.