The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 18, 2115
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
6:40 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2386
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 150.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -26.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.92° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.83° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.