The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 18, 2066
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
6:10 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1780
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.61° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.57° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.