The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
3:25 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2262
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 | 136.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 46.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 8.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.55° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.43° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.