The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 18, 2129
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2559
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 98.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.64° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.27° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.