The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 18, 2055
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
5:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1643
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 176.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.25° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.97° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 168.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.