The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 18, 2108
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2299
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.51° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.54° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 169.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.