The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 18, 2096
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
7:43 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2151
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 138.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.20° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.26° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.