The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 18, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
3:42 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1656
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 42.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.40° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.13° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.