The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 2122
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
11:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2472
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 296.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.51° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.71° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.