The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 18, 2080
Waxing Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
11:23 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1953
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.66° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.93° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.