The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 18, 2112
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
5:04 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2348
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 185.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -12.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.03° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.19° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.