The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 18, 2142
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
6:09 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2720
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -21.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.47° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.69° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.