The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 18, 2147
Waning Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
3:05 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2781
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 239.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / 1.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.61° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.47° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.