The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 2071
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
3:39 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1841
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 220.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -5.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.92° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.64° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.