The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 18, 2104
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
5:47 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2250
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 165.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.23° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.13° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.