The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 18, 2079
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
2:55 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1940
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / 0.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.12° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.98° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.