The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 18, 2053
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1619
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -10.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.45° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.12° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.