The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 18, 2107
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
8:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2287
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.26° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.15° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.